Author: livingwithoilandgas
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The Real Cost of Extractive Economies on Communities
“My name is Lowell Lewis, I’m going to be 70 this year. My wife, son and I moved here from Connecticut in 1985, and we’ve lived in Greeley in two different homes since that time. We built our first home and we moved to this home about 12 years ago. When we moved, what sold…
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Oil and Gas Development’s Impact on Fort Berthold
My name is Thomas Abe and I live on Fort Berthold and am an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. I am an instructor at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. For the past eight years prior I taught chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, and environmental science mostly. Where I live is in the epicenter of what is…
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Reducing Emissions and Wasted Natural Gas With the BLM Methane Waste Rule
Don Schreiber has been a vocal advocate for the BLM methane waste rule, a safeguard aimed at reducing emissions and reduced wasted natural gas from oil and gas wells. Don had the following to say about the current push in Congress to repeal the rule: “The thought of a bunch of disconnected lawmakers who don’t…
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What Happens to a Retirement Community When Oil and Gas Moves in
Bill: “My name is Bill Nelson. I came from Wales originally, a long time ago. Now I live here in Battlement Mesa in Stone Ridge Village. We have this beautiful view from our home. My career was in financial management and general management. Actually, I started off as a chartered accountant and a certified internal…
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A Cycle of Spills and Lies From the Oil and Gas Industry
“My name is Bob Arrington and I live here in Battlement Mesa. A lot of my experience comes with the fact that I’ve seen many accidents related to oil and gas. I’ve been involved with the spills, witnessed a major spill and there is a helplessness because they don’t tell the truth about the magnitude…
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How an Oil Boom Takes on a Life of Its Own
“My name is Pat Wilson. I’m a 67 year old cattle rancher who’s had a somewhat checkered career. I grew up on the family cattle ranch by Bainville, Montana and worked at that through high school. When I went to college I came back every summer and worked on the ranch. Then I went…